MISS BLOOM!

I LOVE THIS PIECE I DID...

SHE WAS SITTING IN THE

GARAGE FOR A YEAR JUST WAITING

TO BE LET OUT! 

I USED MY DIY CHALK PAINT 
RECEIPE AS I HAVE ON SEVERAL PIECES
AND I DID NOT SAND OR PRIME-EXCEPT
FOR THE IVY LEAVES AS THEY WERE 
RAISED UP AND WOULD HAVE SHOWN THROUGH- 

ALL I DID WAS CLEAN HER UP!

I USED 2 COATS OF MY DIY MIXTURE
TO GET THE COVERAGE.

BE SURE TO MIX THE PAINT AND CALCIUM

CARBONATE UP WELL TO AVOID ANY LITTLE

WHITE CLUMPS ENDING UP ON THE PIECE.

OVERALL THE PIECE DRIED VERY QUICKLY

AND THE FINISH LOOKS FANTASTIC, I 

DID USE A REALLY GOOD BRUSH ON THIS

PIECE AND IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE

IN THE FINISH.

I THINK ITS VERY COMPARABLE TO

ANNE SLONE PAINT, MAYBE NOT 

AS SMOOTH IN THE

BOWL BUT AFTER ITS PAINTED 

IT'S VERY SIMILAIR.

YOU CAN EVEN GIVE IT A LIGHT 

SANDING IF YOU

WANT. I FINISHED THE PIECE WITH 

SOME STAIN TO ANTIQUE AND WAX. 

DISTRESSED IT UP A BIT AND STAINED THE

INSIDE A DARKER COLOR.

HERE SHE IS IN THE

BEGINNING WHEN I FOUND HER...

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THE IVY
LOL!


AND AFTER...

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO INTRODUCE 

YOU TO MY NEW ASSISTANT MUGZIE,

HE IS A 4 1/2 MONTH OLD

FRENCH BULLDOG- AND IS THE NEWEST

MEMBER OF THE FAMILY!

HOPE YOU LIKE MISS BLOOM!
I LOVE THE WAY SHE TURNED OUT,
I THINK MUGZIE LIKES HER TOO!

LIKE A VIRGIN

LIKE A VIRGIN -  YES THIS IS THE FIRST PIECE

I HAVE EVER PAINTED WHITE. SO IN HONOR OF

THAT I DUB THIS PIECE OF FURNITURE

MADONNA

I PAINTED HER WHITE AND DISTRESSED HER

AND STAINED THE TOP, WHICH I HAD TO SCRAPE OFF THE LAMINATE WHICH COVERED THE WOOD TO DO SO. I LOVE HOW MADONNA TURNED OUT. THE FRONT SECTION I MADE IT LOOK A 

LITTLE BIT LIKE A WHITE WASHING EFFECT BUT

ONLY ON THE CENTER. AND THE KNOB, IT

DIDN'T HAVE ONE SO I USED AN OLD ANTIQUE

PULL WHICH I FOUND ANTIQUING ONE DAY.

IT WAS WEIRD, I DID'T HAVE ANY INTENTION

OF PAINTING IT WHITE BUT SHE KINDA PICKED

HER OWN COLOR AS WHEN I PANTED THE PRIMER IT

JUST LOOKED LIKE SHE WANTED TO BE WHITE.

THIS WILL BE MY FIRST OFFICIAL PIECE I'M

SELLING. I DON'T WANT TO BUT I HAVE NO

MORE ROOM AT THE INN. LOL!

HERE IS MADONNA BEFORE SHE WAS FAMOUS..

AND THE NEW INFAMOUS MADONNA...

WARNING- I TOOK ALOT OF PICTURES

THE INSIDE HAD TO SHOW YA!

HOPE YOU LIKE MY FIRST!!!

I'M BLUE...

WITH ALL THIS RAIN THAT NJ IS GETTING , IM IN A BLUE MOOD. SO I DECIDED TO REDO THIS OLD

RUSTIC MEDICINE CABINET IN A

COOL BLUE TONE...

HERE SHE IS BEFORE...

I TOOK HER COMPLETLY APART. THE BACK WAS IN BAD SHAPE AND I DIDN'T

LIKE THAT IT CAME DOWN LOWER THAN THE CABINET. SO I CUT A NEW PIECE OF THIN BOARD
 FOR THE BACK THE SIZE I WANTED AND MOUNTED IT. WHEN I PAINTED IT I STILL WANTED THE RUSTIC LOOK SO I DISTRESSED

IT AND ALSO DESTRESSED THE HINGES.

AND HERE SHE IS IN

HER NEW BLUE SHADE...

IT'S VERY HARD TO TAKE A PICTURE OF
OF ANYTHING THAT HAS A MIRROR...
THE GLASS AND WROUGHT IRON PIECES ARE
ALSO FROM THE THRIFT STORE

SO DO YOU THINK ITS A HIT
OR A MISS?

ANNE OF GREEN GABLES

++ANNE OF GREEN GABLES++

i was so excited about this cabinet when i found her at the

thrift store. i knew that she was going to be really special when i got done with her. very antique looking, i love the glass door and the carvings along the bottom. she was just asking to be bought. my fiance was with me the day we got her hes actually the one who spotted her.

i also knew she wanted to be green- think green.
i gave her the name 
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES 
after the novel-

i took loads of pictures

here we go-

the before...

AND FOR THE REVEAL..

THE AFTER...

i did a little photo shoot with her and im in love. i hope you love her too.